This is minor compared to some of the issues on here so i apologise but I just wondered if anyone has any tips on how to deal with this situation. A previously v good friend ( or what I thought was a good friend) obviously decided through things connected with stupid jealousy over the children that she doesn't want to be my friend anymore ( well as close a friend anyway). She started to do what I think she thought was subtle pulling away, not inviting me to things she normally would have done, ignoring me. I was quite hurt and asked her if I had upset her, to which she replied, 'not at all' but continued to behave strangely, sometimes spekaing to me , sometimes not; missing me off invites and then asking me to walk with her to the school pick up once eveyr month so as to disguise her lack of wanting to be friends ( previously we would have done it most days) Now, i didn't handle it well. Out of hurt I backed away completely and made excuses as to why i couldnt accompany her for these little 'handouts' as it felt. I was polite though and had a reasonable reason. Since then she has been telling people that I have done this and that ( totally untrue) as a reason for our mutual friends to understand why we are not friendly anymore.She has also made very unkind comments about my ds which have been completely unnecessary and when we are in a group she can't help but make little putdowns to me. We are now at a stage where we hardly communicate and, having been so close, it is obvious. I feel like an idiot because I have never fallen out with anyone in my life and dont really want to at this stage in my life as its embarrassing and childish but I knwo she has told me in the past that she has fallen out with many people so I think it doesn't bother her. Our lives are so entertwined , children in the same years, many of the same friends. How do I handle it? I have been inviting her to things even though she hasnt come ? Do I stop? do I tell people as she has been doing my side of the story? or just carry on saying hello when I see her (every day) and leave it at that. I have been so incredibly upset by all of this,but right now i feel angry and can't bear to be around her.Three people have told me what she has said happened between us ( which is nonsense) and they have told me precisely because they dont believe I would act this way. Its just so hard as nearly everything I go to, she is there and she is so cool about ti all and yet I feel like Im dying inside with awkwardness and now a new emotion of fury! ANyway been in this boat?